BONUS POINTS: If you are operating PORTABLE using battery power AND a temporary antenna, add 5000 points to your final score.

You can NOT be at your shack operating from battery power using your home station antenna to qualify for this bonus.

This is to help level the playing field for contesters who work from the field against contest stations with 5 element yagis at 70 ft.

J) CATEGORIES: Entry may be All-Band (AB), Single Band (e.g., SB-160, 80, 40, 20, 15 or 10), High Bands-HB (10m, 15m and 20m) or Low Bands-LB (40m, 80m and 160m)

Antennas: Entry may be A1 or A2

A1: Single Element Antenna

If you are using a single element antenna such as a dipole, inverted V, loop or a vertical you can enter the A1 category. (Note that with a vertical you can have as many radials as you want but only one “vertical” element.)

A2: Multiple Element Antenna If you are using a multi element beam, vertical array, or any antenna that has more than one driven element or uses reflective or directive elements you are in the A2 category.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Get on any of the HF bands except the WARC bands and hang out near the QRP frequencies. Work as many stations calling CQ QRP or CQ TEST as possible, or call CQ QRP or CQ TEST yourself !

You can work a station for credit once on each band.

Log Submission:

Submit your entry online at http://www.qrpcontest.com

Contest logs are not required for entry, but may be requested by the Contest Manager if required.

Deadline:

Entries must be posted on or before 11 June 2018.

M) RESULTS:

Will be published in QRP Quarterly and shown on the QRP-ARCI website.

O) CERTIFICATES: Will be awarded to the top scoring entrant in each category, as well as the top scoring entrants from each State, Province and Country.

Certificates may be awarded for 2nd and 3rd place if there are sufficient entries in a category.